100.00 to 200.00 dollars if in good shape
To determine the age of a 32 caliber Secret Service Special revolver with serial number 178866, you would need to consult production records specific to that firearm model and manufacturer. The Secret Service Special revolver was produced primarily in the early to mid-20th century, so the serial number can help establish a rough manufacture date. Generally, collectors and firearms experts can provide more precise dating based on the serial number and other features of the revolver.
Smith & Wesson did not mark any revolvers "Secret Service Special." Exactly how is your revolver marked? sales@countrygunsmith.net
No such weapon made by S&W
Commerates the 100th anniversary of the Secret Service in 1965. If absolutely NIB, never seen the light of day, with everything just the way it left the factory in 1965 - in the 1000-1200 range.
The Secret Service Special was made by both Iver Johnson and Meriden Firearms for the Fred Bifar Co of Chicago in the early 1900's. There's not a lot of information available about this model or Fred Bifar Co, but it is apparently very similar to the IJ Model 1900 which will retail for $50-$175, depending on originality and condition.
10-100 USD
Secret Service Special was a trade name used on inexpensive revolvers retailed by the Rohde-Spencer Company of Chicago. The Howard Arms Co name was distributed by H&D Folsom, usually on shotguns made by their subsidiary company, Crescent Firearms, or imported from Belgium. If R-S ordered revolvers from Folsom, they would quite possibly have both names.
In this case, Smith & Wesson refers to the cartridge, and not the maker of your revolver- which was not used by the US Secret Service. The distributor was the Fred Biffar Company of Chicago, and were made by a least 4 different companies, including Meriden and Iver Johnson (whoever gave Fred the best price got the order) These were inexpensive revolvers, and would be worth $50-90, depending on condition.
That's a secret.
Well, those are 5 chambers, not 5 cylinders. Bearing NO connection to the US Secret Service, the name was used by both A J Aubrey and Harrington & Richardson. Value is in the $100-$150 range. Think the term you were looking for was top break revolver.
What you describe was not made by S&W. Value would not likely exceed 50-60 USD
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